Apr 12By smartai.info Why are the West and Israel worried about the University of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)! After the arrival of Mr. Ebrahim Raisi to the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a new negotiating delegation was formed to follow up on the nuclear talks being held in the Austrian capital, Vienna. With the announcement of the names of the negotiating delegation, which includes a number of experts and specialists, some of whom are graduates of Imam Sadiq University (peace be upon him) in Tehran, headed by the chief nuclear negotiator, Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani, who is the nephew of Ayatollah Muhammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, founder of the university and head of the conservative fundamentalist movement "Rohanit". The United States and Western countries, in addition to the occupation entity, considered it an escalating message, even before the start of the seventh session of negotiations. What is the connection between Imam Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards and Imam Sadiq University (peace be upon him) The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in London (TBI), explained in a detailed report the West’s concerns about this university, noting that “the rise of a group from Imam Sadiq University (ISU) for the first time in 42 years, changes the dynamic of the Iranian elite, and led to the emergence of A new alliance between the office of Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the IRGC and ideological technocrats, and greater coordination will now be made with the IRGC.This has already been evident in recent years, as the IRGC appears to be transferring power from other parts of Iran, seizing pioneering military and defense programs And work as if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the intelligence service belonged to him," according to the institute. And the American magazine “Foreign Policy” published an article titled “Iranian Harvard embraces the new Iranian government,” in which it said, “Imam Al-Sadiq University serves as a springboard for the Iranian political elite, and its graduates, during the era of Ahmadinejad, occupied more government positions than ever before, and among those Saeed Jalili... This is not only for their studies there, but also thanks to their qualifications and academic merits... The new administration (the government of Raisi) opened its arms to university graduates and granted them key positions at various levels." In the same systematic context and targeting Imam al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him), the Hebrew newspaper The Jerusalem Post said in an article that "the new Iranian elite poses a great challenge to the West... which means that the regime may broadcast clearly and explicitly what it will do." Why was Imam Sadiq University (PBUH) established and what is the purpose of its existence? Imam Al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him) is a distinct phenomenon. It is not just a university that wants to educate students only. It wants to be a model for the Islamic university in all respects, in terms of faith motives, practical and behavioral considerations, and honest science.. This university should become a reference for research in scientific centers. And the universities in the world.” Thus, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei summarized the goal of this pioneering university in Iran and the world because it was a successful experiment that combined modern human sciences and Islamic knowledge, and is somewhat similar to the projects that Arab and Islamic countries sought to make their experience successful, such as Pakistan, Sudan and Egypt under the title of Islamization. Universities, or the Islamization of the humanities. One of the priorities of the Islamic Revolution in Iran after its victory was the restructuring of society, which at the time was suffering from a cultural identity crisis far removed from its beliefs, vision and ideological background. During the Shah's rule, scientific models imported from Western countries were imposed on the Iranian people, which were presented to the Iranians with all their disadvantages, in a step that could be called an "intellectual invasion", within the framework of science and universities. An elite of Iranian scholars realized the danger of the fabricated gap that existed between universities and religious seminaries, which the West has worked on for decades, especially with the growing role played by seminaries in spreading the political culture of struggle to come out against colonialism in all its military, cultural and scientific forms. Hence, the combination of these two scientific references was of interest to the founders of the Islamic Republic, and the symbols of the intellectual, scientific and religious revolution. The late Ayatollah Muhammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, President of Imam Al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him) mentions in his memoirs: The idea of establishing this university began before the Islamic Revolution, and Martyr Morteza Motahari, Martyr Sayyid Muhammad Beheshti, Ayatollah Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani, and the martyr contributed to its crystallization with him. Muhammad Baqir Bahner, even its internal system was written before the victory of the revolution as well, but the Shah was preventing the establishment of such a university. Harvard University of Iran After the Cultural Revolution, Imam al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him) was the first university to open its doors in 1982, after changing its name. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which is similar to the division and building of Harvard University in Cambridge - United States. The university is located in the prestigious Saadabad district, northwest of the capital, Tehran, and its founders are Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Sheikh Muhammad Yazdi, Sheikh Hussein Montazeri, and Sheikh Muhammad Reza Mahdavi Kani. To him was the Jaafari school of thought, the founder of the Shiite religious school in the second century of Hijri (83-148 AH), and the number of his students reached about 4000 people. The university aims to build specialized academic scientific cadres, for this reason it has established faculties of law, economics, politics, media and communications, business administration, theology, philosophy and other modern human sciences mixed with religious and Islamic knowledge, cadres capable of working in public affairs, managing state affairs and revolution, and confronting Internal and external challenges and obstacles with a high capacity of any kind, and they are always present in the arenas to serve the vision of the revolution, order and Islam. Toasts of academics and messengers of the Islamic Revolution Al-Imam Al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him) competes with the largest universities in the country, and it has close relations with major European, Arab and Islamic universities and scientific institutions. It concludes agreements and covenants of fraternity with each other. At least in addition to the mother tongue, the university obliges its students to learn and master the Arabic language first, as it is the language of Islamic religious sciences, and then the French and English languages, in addition to the Persian language. Here in Tehran, some describe the cadres who graduate from university, whose number exceeds thousands, as "protectors of the revolution" at home, as they occupy sensitive leadership positions and positions in decision-making, and they are "messengers of the revolution" abroad, where they move to teach in international universities or They choose to represent the Islamic Republic in diplomatic missions and international bodies. Arabs and foreigners at Imam Al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him) The university occupies a large green area that includes administrative buildings, classrooms and libraries, in addition to cinemas, gyms, restaurants, swimming pools and gardens, as it is a closed university and therefore seeks to secure all methods of comfort, tranquility and psychological support for students inside, who come from different Iranian provinces, and are subject to an entrance exam with difficult conditions and a high grade rate. After conducting interviews with them, the university administration chooses the most intelligent, talented, and highly qualified students from among them, and its students should have revolutionary qualities, an Islamic vision and moral values. One of the university’s graduates, Dr. Muhammad Shamas, says, “The university is distinguished from others.” Students are of multiple nationalities from Arab and Islamic countries such as Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen, including Europeans and Asians, especially from China, Bosnia, Canada and America.” Europe and Canada". It should be noted that this university is free, and secures its budget, expenses, and costs of its students through the revenues of its factories and institutions from the donations of the wealthy of the Islamic Republic and the Astan Quds Razavi Foundation. It enjoys complete financial independence, and a number of its outstanding graduates receive scholarships from the Ministry of Science to pursue a doctorate abroad as scientific missions, especially to Canada and America. University President Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani Before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Muhammad Reza Mahdavi Kani was entrusted with the task of establishing the university, and he was the one who studied at the hands of senior scholars such as Ayatollah Hossein Boroujourdi, Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Tabatabai and others. Sheikh Mahdavi Kani was born in the village of "Kun" in the year 1934, when he reached the age of 17, he went to Qom and studied at the hands of senior scholars, most notably the late Imam Ruhollah Khomeini (may God bless him and grant him peace). He began teaching seminary sciences in 1962 at the Meroe School, and then assumed the leadership of the Jalili mosque group in Ferdowsi, from which he began his political and social activities, as the Shah considered him a source of concern to him, so he arrested him until he was released shortly before the victory of the revolution. Imam Khomeini chose him to be his special representative in the revolutionary committees that were in charge of standing up and confronting the Shah's oppression. After the victory of the revolution, he assumed the position of Minister of Interior in the government of the martyr Muhammad Ali Rajai, while he assumed the position of prime minister after the martyrdom of Muhammad Jawad Bahnar in an operation carried out by a cell affiliated with the terrorist organization “MKO” in the office of the Presidency of the Republic. After that, Ayatollah Bagheri Kani assumed a large number of responsibilities in the country, including the Secretary-General of the Association of Mujahideen Religious Scholars, and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Leadership... until his death in 2014. After his death, a board of trustees was appointed to manage the university, namely: Ayatollah Alam Al-Huda, Sheikh Muhammad Saeed Mahdavi Kani, Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer Bagheri Kani, and Sadeq Larijani. Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) and the government of Mr. Raisi Mr. Raisi chose in his government a number of graduates of Imam Al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him), including: Economy Minister Hassan Khandozi. - Minister of Cooperation, Hajjet Abdelmalki. Central Bank President Ali Saleh Abadi. - Chairman of the Radio and Television Authority, Beyman Jebli. - Assistant to the President of the Republic, Muthim Lutfi. - Chief negotiator and head of the negotiating delegation, Ali Bagheri Kani. Among the important names of the graduates of Imam Al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him), which occupied important and sensitive positions and responsibilities in previous governments: - Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili. - Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Ghazanfar Roknabadi. - Iran's permanent ambassador to UNESCO, Mohammad Reza Majidi. Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reza Najafi. - Member of the Guardian Council, Mohsen Esmaili. - Personal Assistant to President Hassan Rouhani, Professor of Communications and Media, Dr. Hossam El Din Ashna. Annex to the detailed study of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in London on Imam Al-Sadiq University (peace be upon him).
